The EU requires phone makers to fit 'readily removable' batteries from next year

[Captain Caveman]

https://www.techradar.com/phones/the-eu-requires-phone-makers-to-fit-readily-removable-batteries-from-next-year-but-there-may-be-a-notable-exception

The legislation has actually been several years in the making, but is finally coming into force from February 2027.

The article doesn't make the idea robust, as in, just simply change the battery. But, we'll see next year.

 

[JGalt]

https://www.techradar.com/phones/the-eu-requires-phone-makers-to-fit-readily-removable-batteries-from-next-year-but-there-may-be-a-notable-exception

The legislation has actually been several years in the making, but is finally coming into force from February 2027.

The article doesn't make the idea robust, as in, just simply change the battery. But, we'll see next year.

As well they should have removable batteries. Planned obsolescence is just an engineering trick to sell more products.

 

[there4eyeM]

It was reprehensible for manufacturers to ever make phones the could not have the battery replaced easily. It is an obvious form of bad intention.

 

[shockedcanadian]

It was reprehensible for manufacturers to ever make phones the could not have the battery replaced easily. It is an obvious form of bad intention.

Worse, it is to ensure you are a walking GPS. Europe has always lead the world in privacy, we should learn from them.

 

[there4eyeM]

Worse, it is to ensure you are a walking GPS. Europe has always lead the world in privacy, we should learn from them.

The European stance on privacy is not quite that wonderful.